It took me about four or five hours to sew down the ribbing, but it’s finished, and I’m so happy! I finished it last Saturday night, and was able to wear it to church on Sunday with the cold front that moved through. I’m currently working on my Looking Back cardigan, and already plotting the… Continue reading Stonecrop cardigan finally
Category: Knitting
Knitting and knitting-related projects
Eyelet Triangle shawl
Speaking of shawl projects, I’ve actually had this finished for over a month. But I wasn’t 100% certain I was happy with the bind off. Initially I was concerned it was too tight. But I pulled it out of the project bag that I’d stuffed it back into after binding off the last stitch, and… Continue reading Eyelet Triangle shawl
Slow scarf progress
I’ve knit 6 repeats of the 32-row Fernfrost pattern, and I still haven’t gotten a really good rhythm to it yet. Never mind the fact that I’m also knitting hats, socks, sweaters, and doing other things between rounds of knitting on this project. And I’m fighting really hard (and feel like I’ll be losing the… Continue reading Slow scarf progress
Repeating old patterns
Immediately after finishing the Snow Forest socks, I wanted to cast on another pair with the Knit Picks Stroll Tweed yarn and knit a pattern I’ve made before. I’ve decided to use the Atlantis Heather colorway again (as heels, cuffs, and toes) along with the Persimmon Heather colorway (that I used in the first pair… Continue reading Repeating old patterns
Snow Forest socks
I also pulled out my current socks WIP and began knitting the foot a couple of weeks ago. I decided to knit one repeat of the pattern (6 rounds) on each sock, each day that I worked on them. The pattern is the Snow Forest socks by Kay Jones of Bakery Bears designs. I may… Continue reading Snow Forest socks